Telling Stories with Matthew Dicks, Writer and GrandSlam Champion on The Moth
We interview writer and Moth GrandSlam storytelling champion Matthew Dicks about his storytelling process.
The Mechanics of Storytelling · Matthew Dicks, Ezra Justin Lee, Mark Dragicevic
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Show Notes
- How Matt got into writing and storytelling in high school (1:40)
- Storytelling as means of self-exploration and meaning (10:30)
- Matt’s process in crafting a story to tell (16:35)
- “What is a story?” (17:15)
- Workshop: Matt crafts a story for us in real-time (26:50)
- Contrast makes things interesting (42:00)
- Scenes: placing stories in physical locations, avoiding exposition (46:39)
- “Where do you think we go after we die?” (67:00)
Find Matt's books, podcasts, and everything else at matthewdicks.com
Find Matt's book on storytelling, "Storyworthy" at http://www.matthewdicks.com/storyworthy
Find more of Mark Dragicevic's music (composed one of the interlude songs) at https://soundcloud.com/cactusbloom
And thanks to Tape Works in Hartford, CT for the recording space and sound engineering help: https://www.tapeworksinc.com/